Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations
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Laila Liliana Garro
- Gwenas Gwen
- (as Julia Garro)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
Storyline
Dawn grows up in the shadow of a nuclear power plant. In high school, while her biology class studies evolution, she realizes she may have a hidden curse, an "adaptation." She lives with her mom, step-father, and hard-edged step-brother. She likes Tobey, a guy at school, and he likes her. She takes a pledge to remain chaste until marriage, so they date in groups, watch G-rated films, and don't kiss, but the power of teen hormones is great, so temptation beckons. Dawn has an admirer in Ryan, and when when things have an unexpected twist with Tobey, she turns to Ryan for help. Will he be her mythical hero and rescue her? Or can she find her way as her own hero, turning the curse into an asset? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- Every rose has its thorns.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for disturbing sequences involving sexuality and violence, language and some drug use
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the filming of the first scene, many of the neighbors were protesting the film because they believed it to be a pornographic film.
- GoofsDawn O'Keefe has brown eyes as a child in the first scene, but has blue eyes in the rest of the movie. However, 10 - 15% of Caucasian people experience some eye color change. It is not unlikely for a child's eye color to change from brown to blue.
- Crazy creditsNo man was harmed in the making of this film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Creative Horror Movie Weapons (2014)
- SoundtracksFar Too Long
Performed by Gigi Worth
Composed by Stephen Edwards & Gigi Worth
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Top review
Freud was right:
Playing into the male fear of castration is what adds the horror element into the movie. I would argue that the premise alone makes this movie worth seeing. Although the film doesn't take itself too seriously (which is a good thing in my opinion) it still explores the idea of sexual freedom for women as having vangina dentata would make women immune to sexual abuse. As near the end of the movie Dawn realizes that what she thought was a curse can be gift as well.
In short; it is a good horror movie with a side of dark humor that explores the themes of chastity, sexual abuse and pubenscence.
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- damlacaglar
- May 25, 2020
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $347,578
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,521
- Jan 20, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $2,340,110
- Runtime
- 1h 34min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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